Primary
Benjamin Adlard Primary School
Sandsfield Lane, Gainsborough, DN21 1DB
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 234 of 255 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Nursery
- Yes
- Trust
- ANTHEM SCHOOLS TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 13.0
- All staff (FTE)
- 29.9
- Pupils per adult
- 7.5
- Pupils
- 224
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- Early yearsStrong standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
July 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
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SATs results
52%
2 points above the GAINSBOROUGH average (50% across 16 schools)
105.0
1.4 above the GAINSBOROUGH average (103.6 across 16 schools)
8th of 16 by our score, among the primary schools in GAINSBOROUGH we can score - 19 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 103 |
| Average reading score | 105 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 52% |
| Working at a higher standard | 11% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 50% |
| 23/24 | 76% |
| 24/25 | 52% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 105.0 |
| 23/24 | 106.0 |
| 24/25 | 105.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 102.0 |
| 23/24 | 106.0 |
| 24/25 | 103.0 |
Sandsfield Lane, Gainsborough, DN21 1DB
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Lincolnshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Head of School
- Luke Lovelidge
- Address
- Sandsfield Lane, Gainsborough, DN21 1DB
- Telephone
- 01427612562
Other primary schools nearby
- St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough4.9/10
- Warren Wood - A Specialist AcademyNot enough data
- The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years AcademyNot enough data
- White's Wood Academy4.4/10
- The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School4.4/10
- The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School3.9/10